# hominin

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #89,462

## Definitions
1. Any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, the evolutionary group that includes modern humans and now-extinct bipedal relatives.

## Etymology
From translingual Hominini, from the stem of Latin homo (“man”). Compare hominid.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hominin